Ala. Code § 26-1A-118
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Section 26-1A-118 Agent’s Resignation; Notice
Official statutory text
Unless the power of attorney provides a different method for an agent’s resignation, an agent may resign by giving notice to the principal and, if the principal is incapacitated:
(1) to the conservator, or guardian if there is no conservator, if either has been appointed for the principal and a co-agent or successor agent; or
(2) if there is no person described in paragraph (1):
(A) the principal’s caregiver;
(B) another person reasonably believed by the agent to have sufficient interest in the principal’s welfare; or
(C) a governmental agency having authority to protect the welfare of the principal.
(1) to the conservator, or guardian if there is no conservator, if either has been appointed for the principal and a co-agent or successor agent; or
(2) if there is no person described in paragraph (1):
(A) the principal’s caregiver;
(B) another person reasonably believed by the agent to have sufficient interest in the principal’s welfare; or
(C) a governmental agency having authority to protect the welfare of the principal.
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